Global innovation expert to speak at Purdue

7:37 PM,
Oct. 12, 2012

Vijay Vaitheeswaran

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Hayleigh Colombo
hcolombo@jconline.com

Vijay Vaitheeswaran doesn't underestimate the value of competition when it comes to tackling the country's biggest challenges.

America's innovative edge over the rest of the world is driving the country's economy, he says, and will be a major factor in dealing with energy, health care and even China.

Vaitheeswaran, a correspondent for The Economist and author of "Need, Speed, and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World's Most Wicked Problems," will visit Purdue University on Thursday to address the public as part ...